Previews

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Path of Exile’s Settlers of Kalguur releases July 26 as QoL previews begin ahead of July 18 livestream

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Path of Exile fans now have two dates to possibly write on their calendars: July 18th and July 26th. That's when there will be...

Cutesy multiplayer life sim Galactic Getaway heralds a successful alpha, promises 2024 release

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Last year we first reported on Galactic Getaway, a cute Animal Crossing-style sci-fi life sim RPG that lets up to 60 players customize a...

Mabinogi confirms July 11 and August 8 launch dates for its two-part Winds of Fate update

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The Winds of Fate are blowing across Mabinogi. Or at least they're scheduled to blow, specifically on Thursday, July 11th, and Thursday, August 8th,...

Throne & Liberty showcases character creation, dungeons, and PvP activities ahead of July 18 open beta

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With Throne & Liberty getting some important dates revealed during Summer Game Fest - namely, its open beta running between July 18th and 23rd...

Genshin Impact’s July 17 Summertide Tales and Scales adds new character and limited-time zone

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Most of the time when a game adds a new area, it's a permanent fixture, but that's not going to be the case for...

Elder Scrolls Online previews Update 43’s home tours feature and Infinite Archive additions

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Earlier this month, Elder Scrolls Online teased that a new housing feature would be on the way in Update 43, and now we all...

EverQuest II producer’s letter sheds light on August’s Immeasurable Menagerie update

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You know, we've got to give Daybreak some credit for really upping the profile of the EverQuest games this past year. Case in point,...

Tencent says it’s compiled ‘over ten thousand suggestions’ to act on in Tarisland

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What's happening over in Tarisland right now? Plans. Plans, schemes, and updates. Plans for updates. At least that's the general throughline thanks to a...

SWG Legends rogue server devs say Jedi Themepark part 2 is ‘getting closer and closer’

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If you've been wanting a good reason to jump into Star Wars Galaxies Legends to see what the fuss about this 21-year-old MMORPG is,...
going so fast like a... whatever

Final Fantasy XIV’s Dawntrail peak player concurrency has apparently topped even Endwalker’s

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In case you were still wondering whether Final Fantasy XIV's Dawntrail was a hit with MMORPG gamers, wonder no more, as apparently the game...

Star Citizen makes efforts on NPC AI, vehicle destruction, missions, and server meshing

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We're back once again with another Star Citizen monthly report, and it looks as if efforts by CIG for the month of June have...
Like this, but more tablet.

Ankama’s Waven is now available in early access for mobile devices

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Are you reading this on a mobile device right now, like a tablet or your phone? Are you doing so because you believe you...
Sure, why not.

Torchlight Infinite previews a new hero trait, new crafting systems, and more for its next update

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There's new stuff coming for Torchlight: Infinite in the very near future - on July 4th, as it happens. You can catch all of...

Here’s how the ‘cellular automata simulation’ in Raph Koster’s new sandbox MMORPG Stars Reach works

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In the wake of the announcement of Stars Reach, Playable Worlds' Raph Koster has been making the rounds of Reddit and the gaming blogosphere...

EverQuest’s continuing 2024 roadmap teases The Outer Brood expansion and a server merge

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"The Year of Darkpaw has passed the halfway mark and is still going strong!" Daybreak's Jenn Chan says in her latest EverQuest producer's letter,...
stairs

Bungie’s plan for Destiny 2’s eleventh year is less linear and more about world-building

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Bungie has been operating Destiny 2 for a decade now, and that means next year is the 11th of storytelling in a world full...

Trove celebrates ninth birthday, plans Sunfest, and offers console roadmap

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Next week, Trion's original voxelbox Trove turns nine years old, and though Trion is long gone, current handler Gamigo and its severely underpaid community...

Aion Classic EU showcases the upcoming cross-server PvP battlefield of Apheta Beluslan

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For all of its PvE gameplay, Aion also has a lot of faction vs. faction PvP going on for it, and soon more of...

Lord of the Rings Online delays European legendary server stress test, tweaks crafting quest beta

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If you were hoping to join Lord of the Rings Online's Mordor server stress test today, you're about to be disappointed as it's been...

MultiVersus provides a gameplay showcase of new character Agent Smith, arriving July 8

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Who's ready for a villainous machine entity to arrive in their cartoony platform fighting game? Then mark your calendar for Monday, July 8th, because...